People who pre-ordered Wolfenstein: The New Order have been blasting their way around Doom's closed beta since March 31. Soon everyone will be able to join them: open beta falls April 15-18, no codes required.For the duration, you'll be able to play Team Deathmatch and Warpath (a moving king of the hill mode) on the Heatwave and Infernal maps.Three...

The International eGames Committee has launched an initiative to add the missing ingredient to live esports events: national pride. The eGames will be a non-profit, medal-only competition to which every country is invited. Currently, 'eTeams' Britain, USA, Brazil and Canada are in the running (clicking?). It's inspirations are clear—honestly I'm surprised...

Screenshot by /u/disastorm.Quantum Break developer Remedy has continued its tradition of passive-aggressively branding pirates. If Quantum Break thinks you're playing a dodgy copy, lead character Jack Joyce gains a rather dashing eye patch.The piracy detection isn't all there, however. Redditor disastorm discovered that simply logging out of the Windows...

We all fall victim to a Steam Sale now and again, factoring the money behind the sofa cushions into justifying one more purchase. We're not often in a position to fund our habit with election campaign funds, however. That's why the Federal Election Commission is questioning congressman Duncan Hunter, whose credit card was found to have purchased no...

It's been nearly a month since IO Interactive set us loose in Paris, and what a month it has been. Many hapless rich people have had their costumes stolen, and even more have been craftily assassinated. It's still a while before the second instalment of Hitman arrives, but patch 1.03 should help the wait a bit: in addition to a bunch of fixes, it introduces...

When Harmonix announced a Fig crowdfunding campaign for Rock Band 4's PC port in March, it seemed unlikely to fail. In addition to bringing a very popular series to PC for the first time, it was also poised to better its console versions, what with Steam Workshop compatibility and (wait for it) mouse and keyboard support. Alas, it was not to be: the...